Disney has launched a heartwarming Filipino-themed Christmas ad for this year and netizens, personalities, and even celebrities can’t help but be emotional on the Filipino-themed ad that went viral.
On Twitter, Film Director and Television director Mae Cruz Alviar can’t help but be emotional over the three-minute ad of Disney TV.
https://twitter.com/queenbeemae/status/1325710332912836608?s=20
ABS-CBN Journalist Jeff Canoy also shared a heartfelt tweet of the 2020 Disney Christmas Advert and lightening the mood.
HOY SINONG NAGHIHIWA NG SIBUYAS https://t.co/TyqGAC8BVs
— Jeff Canoy (@jeffcanoy) November 9, 2020
He also noticed the accuracy of the characteristics of Filipino Christmas from the parol and most especially the facial features of Filipino kids that were depicted in the ad.
Also tearing up over the fact that so many children who share a similar look or background or story will feel seen. And heard. And represented.
This is the world we should all strive to make.
— Jeff Canoy (@jeffcanoy) November 9, 2020
Kapamilya Actress Anne Curtis and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, who also lived and celebrated Christmas abroad, tweeted about the heartwarming ad by Disney TV.
So touching. 🤍
Made me cry! Thank you @Disney_UK https://t.co/Ya2wxQ9zVw— Anne Curtis-Smith (@annecurtissmith) November 9, 2020
Naiyak ako. 😥 Panuorin nyo! 😭 https://t.co/Hm70MwjdEv
— Pia Wurtzbach Jauncey (@PiaWurtzbach) November 9, 2020
Music Artist AJ Rafael also got emotional over Filipino traditions shown in the ad.
https://twitter.com/ajRAFAEL/status/1325649177611816960?s=20
— inigo 💎 (@InigoDPascual) November 9, 2020
For this year, Disney has launched a heartwarming Filipino-themed Christmas ad starring a lola (grandmother), her apo (granddaughter), and through the years the ties and traditions that bind a family together.
In the three-minute animated story, Disney’s iconic Mickey Mouse toy figures prominently as a gift that the grandmother receives, with much wonder and joy, from her father as a kid in the 1940s. Also featured in the short is the parol or the traditional Filipino Christmas lantern.
In a statement by Disney, “The heart-warming storyline is inspired by the themes of traditions, family togetherness, and nostalgia.”
With 19-year-old UK artist Griff’s vocals singing the song “Love Is A Compass,” the story aims to give a happy ending everybody wants to see.
“Right now at this time, it feels very timely and people are going to watch it and crave to be together and want to be together. It’s so important to give a message of hope and realize that we will all reconnect at some point. When I watched it, I just loved it,” said Griff.
